. >> reporter: dale's 21-year-old daughter, amber and her fiance, jonathan norton shown in this facebook photo were also on the plane. they plan to get married january 4th. she is a graduate of santa teresa high san jose. dale's son, daniel, and daniel's wife shown in this facebook photo were also aboard the plane. friends of dales describe him as a religious man who taught seminary every morning at this mormon church in south san jose. he is also known for giving back. friends say he was the first to fly his plane with a group of volunteers to new orleans after hurricane katrina hit. sadly, now this rescue mission is for dale and his family. dale's wife, janice, and their daughter, kricrystal, are at th search command center in idaho hoping for good news. tomorrow they're going to add two six-wing aircrafts in that search effort. sheriffs deputies tell me they're not expecting a lot of snow in the search area overnight, but the big concern is the cold because it is expected it drop down to zero overnight. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, maria